How to Look Like a Southern Belle

In antebellum days, a Southern belle was a woman from the upper echelons of Southern society—flirty and feminine without being too forward, with a pulled-together sense of beauty. Fast-forward 150 years, and while much has changed in the South, a distinctive aesthetic remains, particularly at that bastion of Southern tradition that is the Kentucky Derby. Here’s what to do if you want to look at home at Churchill Downs.